Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

Guo Min

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape painting titled "Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape" by Guo Min. The painting features two buffalo, shown from the side, with their heads lowered as if they are butting heads. The buffalo have dark brown bodies with short tails, and their heads are positioned close together. Behind the buffalo, a tree with bare branches and a few leaves is visible on a hill. The tree's trunk is thick and gnarled, with several branches extending upwards. The hill is depicted in shades of brown and gray. In the top-right corner of the painting, a vertical line of Chinese characters is written in black ink. The background of the painting is a mottled brown color, with a lighter brown border around the edges. The overall composition is simple, with a focus on the interaction between the buffalo and the natural surroundings.